Research Assistant (Engineering, On-site)

Job summary

The role involves contributing to research in damage modeling of large-scale composite structures, focusing on developing predictive numerical tools for structural integrity assessment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Strong background in finite element analysis (FEA), preferably in composite materials and structures.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python for scientific computing and tool development.
• Familiarity with web scraping techniques for data acquisition.
• Experience with GUI development is advantageous.
• Ability to work independently and enjoy problem-solving in a research environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced finite element (FE) models for composite structures.
• Apply scientific programming in MATLAB and/or Python for model development and automation.
• Develop web scraping techniques to collect and structure engineering or materials data from public databases.
• Create simple graphical user interfaces (GUI) for research tools and workflows.
• Document results and contribute to scientific publications and internal reports.

Skills

• Advanced finite element modeling.
• Scientific programming in MATLAB and/or Python.
• Web scraping techniques.
• GUI development (optional).

Education

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.

Tools

• MATLAB, Python, finite element analysis tools.